Wednesday, September 19, 2007

The History of the Middle Finger



Hi BUST! We had a different take on giving the middle finger before -
http://groups.msn.com/BUST/thefinger.msnw  [LINK BROKEN]
.  Well....here a salute to the Frenchies.


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Just thought you all
needed to know this!!!
  READ
ON.....

  The history of the
middle finger




The History
of the Middle Finger



Well,
now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I
feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope
that they, too, will feel edified.  Isn't history more fun when you
know something about it?  


Before the
Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the
English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English
soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the
renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting
in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English
Yew tree, and the act of d rawing the longbow was known as "plucking the
yew" (or "pluck yew").


Much to the
bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began
mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French,
saying, See, we can still pluck yew!  Since 'pluck yew' is rather
difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has
gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often
used in conjunct ion with the one-finger-salute!  It is also because
of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the
symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird."


IT IS STILL
AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!


And yew
thought yew knew every plucking thing









 

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Happy Labor Day From Ruby 2007





Hi Ruby;




You are too young to think of retirement.  Since we're living longer
(78 max) retirement age is going to be 85 year old I heard.  Send me
your photos with the other Golden Girls.




Go-Go Girl


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From: RTDTCT


To:
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:39 AM


Subject: Re: Happy Labor Day





Budz,


The most important thing is you all had a good time!!!!!! Getting lost is
part of traveling. Good to hear from you.


I spent the weekend with Josie Datu, Neriza Cruz-Ramos, Heidi, Lily
Galvez-Panaligan visiting Evelyn in Cape Charles, Virginia and Atlantic City. We
had the grandest time us "The Golden Girls". We had a lot to talked about the
old times (college days as well as retirement plans).


Take care.


Ruby







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Friday, September 7, 2007

YouTube - Dixie Stampede in MO


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Hi Y'all...See my end of summer roadtrip to Missouri with my
ever dear fellow Filipino American travelers - ALT PRO Mila,
Bel & Rex.  We enjoyed best the pig race at Dolly
Parton's Dixie Stampede! What FUN!!!  My favorite country
music of all time "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers &
Dolly Parton is the background music. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrKkUASCRg